The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-17

the river at Red Wing.
To authorize the city Of waseca to Issue bonds
To prohibit the catching OF fish in Lake Mime
Washta, Carver county.
To authorize the city Of St. Peter to issue
bonds Tor water works.
SENATE.
Senator Bowen's bill taxing railroad land
was passed with an important amendment
yesterday, which relieves actual sett err
who have paid taxes from the date OF pnr-
chase from oil back taxes This will settle
| the question of taxes which have frigh' enc
railroad lands The provision Is intended to
| protect those SETTLERS who have bought
| land in good faith, and who have paid he I
taxes from the time of purchase but vii.
reach great many persons, who it is
claimed, have evaded and are still evading
| the payment Of any taxes Mt all
| Mr.. Smiths bill passed bv the senate yestcr-
day likes the Limitation of JUDGMENTS in eases to
| quies title. Under the present law. when lidg-
| ment is rendered bv decree Of the court in slch
| cases the Judgment may b, opened w AZ aoy
| time within twenty years. Mr.. Smiths bill
limits the time to three years from date of indg-
ment.
| The senate bills for the relief Of Akin and
! Truax for contested election expenses were cut
down by the finance committee. Mr.: Akin Gets
1857 so instead of $3.50. and Mr.. Truax gets
| $3.50 instead Of $1,000
Ho use
commit the high license bill and also to
amend and passed the bill by vote OF 60
| to SO.
IN THE SENATE
There was only few more than o quorum
when the senate was called to order yester-
| day. The following committee reports were
received
Judiciary
Scheffer: Relating to corporations to pass.
Sheriff's certificates to pass. Comstock: Legal
izing certain foreclosure proceedings to pass.
Donnelly: H. F. to amend the constitution to
pelv: k r pelssinT to p private 20 Communication
between attorneys and prisoners to pass. Reyes
H. F. excluding certain persons from trials IN
izing certain town and city plots to pass. Newell
| H. +. relating to expenses Of cases in supreme
court to pass. Gregory: H. F. taking deposi-
tions to pass. Rogers: Relating to attorneys
| fees to pass.
Mining
| Substitute for Whiteman's bill to establish a
| mining school at Duluth. Provides q school for
manual training in all branches Of mining and
geology. Passed.
/ Federal relations
Joint resolution in relation to the school lands
of the United States to pass.
The senate went into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Clark in the chair. The follow
| ing bills were recommended to pass:
Comstock, to furnish Minnesota reports to
certain officers: Daniels relating to trustees of
| insane hospital at Rochester; Durant, re atin2
to cutting ice: Goodrich. amending military
code; Ward. relating to fire INSURANCE. COM
panies: Goodrich. abduction Of females: D urant,
collection OF delinquent taxes; Crandall. to APP
lropriate money for state school for dependent
children: Comstock, approprlatinR money for
| state normal school at Moorhead.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Chapman-Fixing the salary Of the clerk and
auditor LIE Sueur
Lende-Amending the act incorporating the
town of Candy In Cottonwood county.
Ramsey County Notwithstanding the
charter Of the city of st. Paul relating to the
board of public works.
Whiteman-Fixing the salaries Of the commits
sioners of st. Louis county at $500 per annum.
Whiteman-St. Louis county to issue 81 so :
600 bonds for roads and bridges in that cou ty.
Ramsey County Delegation = Appropriating
$1,000 for the Wabasha street bridge,
Observation-Disclosures the common council
Of Wabasha to convey certain real estate for a
school house site.
Burkhardt-To amend the charter of the city
of Wabasha.
Edwards Restricting the ownership Of real
estate in the state.
to issue $50. 600 bonds for water works and to
aid in maintaining ferry across the Mississippi
river.
IN THE HOUSE
Committee reports:
Judiciary-To fix the amount of property ex-
empt from levy. to Indefinitely postpone; to set
tie the alleged claims OF F. II. Layhed and
Eugene Guiibault, to pass: to amend article 1,
OF the constitution, relating to the punishment
for misdemeanors, to pass
Towns and Counties-Relatingt to township as
SCISSORS. sent to committee Of the whole: making
fee books in public offices public records. ETC.. tu
indefinitely postpone: relating to town insrr-
ance companies, to pass
The special committee on logs and lumber
| reported back substitute bill for senate file
81, making the only change In the senate
| water district ut four instead of five cents
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To reoreanize the health department Of St.
To create and maintain public parks in Wi
| mona.
On special orders in the afternoon the
house disposed of the following bills:
To recover for the loss Of life or limb Passed
To regulate actions for libel. Passed.
To prevent attorneys and agents from nego-
tiating loans beyond the legal rate Of interest.
Passed.
IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Day offered resolution asking for an
Investigation of the amount of money asked
by the state normal schools Laid over.
The senate in committee of the whole, Mr.
Hoard in the chair, recommended the follow
ing bills to pass:
Bowen, to appropriate mouey for referees,
| amended to $500: Wood. regulating practice o..
medicine: Bowen. publishing special laws in
newspapers; Whiteman, relating to water sup
iating to corporaiions; Walmark, contested
election expenses OF A. H. Truax: Trusx. con-
tested election expenses Of D. F. Akin: Pope to
refund t0 purchasers at tax sales amounts in
certain cages: buchanan, appropFiatine money
for bridge at Sank Rapids; Compton, for loan
ing permanent school fund.
Browns bill relating to the filing Of chat
tel mortgages with the register Of deeds was
indefinitely postponed
IN THE HOUSE
Capt Snider was in the chair Of the house
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
Speaker Merriam, standing in the main aisle
and having just came in, made q startling
announcement He said:
4haYe just met the architects wh9 have been
examining the condition of this hall. They tell
me that it is very ddngerous. and that we ought
il should be % Market hall. 80 - ">''"
The members looked around and then up
to the ceiling, where cracks were opening
and the great center beams sagging down
Then they glanced ut the gallery, with its
depressed line Some laughed, and others
Inquired as to which side would fall first
s % Ssd felt snr t. sa the house
was on his feet The speaker had
no control oyer them" and confusion
reigned. Mr. Potter hoYed that the
committee of the whole rise, which was
doue with alacrty Mr.. Merriam took tho
chair, but conld not preserve order. With
much haste Rnd little decorum a motion to
adjourn to Monday at gao p. M. and then
to meet at Market hall was put and carried,
The following committee reports were re.
ceived:
6cheffer. better enlargement ~ ..r,. ,.v. "a